North Uist Primary School opens

[Iain Macinnes – Presenter] Now then, the new North Uist primary school opened this morning, welcoming 91 pupils. The council spent almost £6.6m on the project with the Scottish Government funding an extra £2.2m. The other two primary schools on the island closed at the start of the summer and work is now entering into the second stage of the project. Shona MacDonald reports.

[Shona MacDonald – Reporter] The first day of school for primary one. But today is the first day in the new North Uist primary school for every child attending.

[Sarah Jane MacSween] Well it’s a lovely school, it has everything the children require for their education. And we hope the community will enjoy the school and that they will make use of it.

[Shona MacDonald – Reporter] The work on the school project – which cost almost £9m – began in April 2015. The third new school in Uist.

[Cllr Hugh Robertson] We were seeing new schools appearing around us, in Balivanich and in Daliburgh. And I think it was somewhat essential that we could look towards the same thing – there’s now a new school in North Uist with the same facilities.

[Shona MacDonald – Reporter] There are 91 children in the new school. Some of them came from the old school at Bayhead, the rest came from Carinish and Lochmaddy schools. They closed at the end of June.

[Lemuel] It will make a big difference and I’m learning other things and in new ways.

[Lucy] I was happy but I was a little scared too. I like the new school, it’s nice.

[Shona MacDonald – Reporter] As well as the building being new, the latest technology is available too. But there’s a new facility at the back of the school that the children all want to use.

[Eardsaidh] Our playground.

[Shona MacDonald – Reporter] And what’s good about it?

[Eardsaidh] The tunnels and our climbing poles.

[Shona MacDonald – Reporter] The children themselves designed it. And they hope it will broaden their imagination at playtime.

[Shona MacDonald – Reporter] Up until last week, the pre-school was here at the Claddach Kirkibost Centre. Children under primary school age will now attend the new school.

[Shona MacDonald – Reporter] That’s the first stage of the project complete but there’s work to do yet beside the new school.

[Finlay MacInnes] Yes, we’re going to knock down the old school, what’s left of it and then we’re going to build a pitch and more parking for cars. We have another four months scheduled to complete this work.

[Shona MacDonald – Reporter] All the work should be complete in January next year. Shona MacDonald, BBC An Là in North Uist.

Bun-sgoil Uibhist a Tuath a' fosgladh

(North Uist Primary School opens)

VocabularyBriathrachas

Uibhist a Tuath - North Uist

Riaghaltas na h-Alba - The Scottish Government

Baile a’ Mhanaich - Balivanich

Dalabrog - Daliburgh

Ceann a’ Bhàigh - Bayhead

Loch nam Madadh - Loch nam Madadh

mac-meanmna - – imagination

CuideachadhHow to use this site

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